March of young Gandhis creates world record

Meanwhile, President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led the country in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Dr Singh paid floral tributes at Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat at New Delhi.

March of young Gandhis creates world record

A two-minute silence in memory of the Father of the Nation was also observed.

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Defence Minister A K Antony, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani, chiefs of three services, central ministers, leaders of various political parties and people from different walks of life also paid tributes to the apostle of peace at his memorial.